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Fort Smith National Historic Site
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Educators are welcome to contact the park to schedule a field trip, on-site visit or a teacher in-service workshop. Curriculum materials and lesson plans are also available for teachers.
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Lesson Plans
Download lesson plans and hands-on activities.
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Living the Legacy Curriculum
Curriculum materials covering First Fort Smith, Trail of Tears, Civil War, and Federal Court
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Word Search Puzzles
Activity Sheets on Fort Smith History
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Did You Know?
All five of the southeastern tribes forcibly removed on the Trail of Tears had routes that went through Fort Smith, Arkansas. Those that were removed by water went on the Arkansas River and from Fort Smith they crossed the river and entered Indian Territory.

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Last Updated: September 18, 2007 at 20:42 EST